June 2007 National Research Flagship Water For A Healthy Country

Message from the Director 
While recent rains have brought much needed relief to many areas of southern Australia, there has been little impact on some of our major water reservoirs. The role of research agencies like CSIRO is to develop solutions and options that not only help us cope with 'drought' but importantly the long term and sustained impact of climate change on water resources. Read more

Photo: (L-R) Alan Gregory, Dr Tom Hatton, Dr Michael Barber (CSIRO), Professor Linda Rosenman, Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Research and Region, Victoria University, Professor Stephen Gray Cluster leader, Victoria UniversityMajor collaboration aims to improve energy efficient water desalination

A new collaboration between nine of Australia's leading universities and the CSIRO aims to dramatically increase the efficiency and reduce the financial and environmental costs of producing desalinated water. Read more

Water Research Alliance for South-East Queensland

A $50 million partnership, the Urban Water Security Research Alliance, has been formed to address South-East Queensland's emerging urban water issues. Read more

Photo: Mandurah Estruary, WAGreenhouse gases cut WA rainfall

About half of the long-term rainfall decline experienced in south-west Western Australia since the 1960s can now be linked to increases in greenhouse gases, say two CSIRO scientists. Read more

Climate impacts on water security investigated for regional NSW

CSIRO researchers have projected that plans for new water infrastructure investments to service an area in northeastern New South Wales must start in 2008 to counter the risk posed by climate change to the region's water security. Read more

New study predicts the impact of forests on water

CSIRO researchers have developed a new approach to predict the impact of afforestation on local and regional water resources. Read more

Photo: Lower Lakes Milang shacksValuing Recreation in the Murray

An assessment of the non-market recreational use values at two popular Australian recreation areas has estimated the annual non-market value enjoyed by recreational visitors at $70 million for 2006. Read more

Photo: The Great Barrier ReefScience challenges in the Great Barrier Reef catchment

The science challenges facing the catchment of one of the world's most recognized areas, the 2000km-long Great Barrier Reef (GBR), have been explored in a report by CSIRO Flagship Fellow Dr Robert Ferrier. Read more

Photo: Solve coverWATER RESOURCES: Quenching Data Thirst - the First Step to Water Security

Researchers are developing information technologies to lift the accuracy of water resource monitoring and better equip the nation's water managers to plan ahead. Read more

Photo: CSIRO's Fleck technology will enable wireless environmental monitoring thus reducing the cost of water resources monitoring and increasing water efficiencyNew sensor technology advances Australia's water management

Water has become a vigorously contested resource. Efficient water resource management and informed decision making is currently hampered by a lack of
sound water information. Read more

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Message from the Director

Major collaboration aims to improve energy efficient water desalination

Water Research Alliance for South-East Queensland

Climate impacts on water security investigated for regional NSW

New study predicts the impact of forests on water

Valuing Recreation in the Murray

Science challenges in the Great Barrier Reef catchment

WATER RESOURCES: Quenching Data Thirst the First Step to Water Security

New sensor technology advances Australia's water management

Conferences

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The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is a CSIRO initiative and part of the National Research Flagships program that aims to deliver scientific solutions to advance Australia's most important national objectives. One of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia, it aligns closely with the Federal Government's National Research Priorities. The initiative brings together our national research resources to deliver breakthroughs in fields ranging from healthcare to light metals and the environment.
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